Three things happened simultaneously: the beer bottle dropped from his hand and shattered on the floor, my father let out a deep, throaty chuckle, and his hand had struck me across the face. I put my hand on the spot he had just hit and felt the heat and sting of the impact. I looked down at the broken beer bottle, still holding my hand on my cheek, and I felt a heavy boot kick into my waist. I fought back tears and stayed silent. After a few moments, I heard the footsteps retreating and the sound of a door slamming shut. When I was sure he was gone, I looked away from the broken bottle, and tears welled up in my eyes. I never showed my weaknesses to my father, happiness was the last thing I wanted to give him. After a few minutes, I pulled myself off the floor and slowly approached my dresser, cautiously opening the top drawer and moving some socks out of the way. I pulled out a long blade, and with trembling hands, slid it across my wrist, adding to the collection of scars. I began to quietly sing a familiar tune that seemed to comfort me in times like this: “Heart beats harder, time escapes me, trembling hands touch skin, it makes it harder, and the tears stream down my face. If we could only have this life for one more day, if we could only turn back time…” My voice trailed off and I drifted to sleep.

High school quarterback Ethan Miller couldn't have been more excited to get away from big city life up in California and move to a small town in Alabama when his father changed jobs. For him, it's an easy transition from city to town. When he begins to help tutoring a very quiet loner by the name of Casen in math, however, he finds himself falling for a girl who's hiding a lot more than just her mp3 player under her hoodie. But how do you save somebody who's too scared to be saved?

~ON HOLD~Triplets Skyler, Scarlett and Kendall. They are beautiful, but forgot what happiness is. Their abusive mom ruined their life after a tragedy when they were 12. Kicked out of their own house at the age of 17 with three suit cases, a guitar and plane tickets to London. They were saved by One Direction? They took them in. Now they live with them. Each girl falls for one of the guys, but will their past let them be happy? Can the lads help them find happiness? Full of drama and love, enjoy the roller coster that is life.